title: Taxonomy and distribution pattern of the African rain forest butterfly genus Euphaedra Hübner sensu stricto with the description of three new subspecies of Euphaedra cyparissa (Cramer) and one of E. sarcoptera (Butler) (Lepidoptera, Nymphalidae, Limenitidinae, Adoliadini).
abstract: Updated data on the distribution, ecology and taxonomy of Euphaedra cyparissa (Cramer) and Euphaedra sarcoptera (Butler) are presented. Three new subspecies of Euphaedra cyparissa and one of Euphaedra sarcoptera are described and their geographic distribution is presented. The monophyly of the genus Euphaedra sensu Hecq is assessed based on morphological, in particular male and female genitalia, and behavioural traits. Possible evolutionary reasons for the convergence of colour pattern between the sympatric subspecies of Euphaedra cyparissa and Euphaedra sarcoptera are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Zoological Museum of the Jagiellonian University, Ingardena 6, 30-060 Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Tomasz W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Pyrcz
authors.forename: Haydon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Warren-Gash
authors.forename: Jadwiga
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lorenc-Brudecka
authors.lastname: Dieuwko Knoop
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oremans
authors.forename: Szabolcs
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sáfián
keywords: Afrotropical region; Euphaedra cyparissa; Euphaedra sarcoptera; colour patterns convergence; male and female genitalia; rain forests; subspecies; taxonomy